SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that those who are able to choose how much they work are healthier than those who work less or more than the number of hours they wish to work. On average, employees worked an average of an hour and half more than they wished. The gap between [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) -- The government said Sunday it is moving to ban small cigarette packs from being sold in the market as part of an effort to discourage smoking. The health ministry said it plans to revise the National Health Promotion Act that will prevent the sales and advertisement of packs with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Active Seniors’, people in their 50s and 60s who enjoy doing the things they want to do after they retire, have reported that their health and what they do with their lives when they are ‘old’ are the most important things. A majority of them did not consider themselves [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Results of a long-term study show that two out of 10 people that have an REM sleep behavior disorder that prevents them from sleeping deeply are likely to suffer from Parkinson´s disease or dementia. Professor Yoon In-young’s team at the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Sleep Center observed 84 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has decided to ban the sales of soft drinks at vending machines in public spaces and subway stations. The decision created a buzz among Seoulites, and many showed negative reactions, saying that the move restricts freedom of choice. ‘Jjamppong’ on twitter commented that “Soft drinks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has found that the quality of life among Koreans was the lowest compared to other members of the OECD. According to a report issued by the OECD entitled ’2015 How’s life?’, the satisfaction level with life among Koreans was 5.80 out of 10, which was lower than [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean research team has developed a medical device that can check if a patient is infected with viruses such as MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) or Ebola within an hour. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced that a research team led by Doctor Kwon Oh-won of the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new trend in the cosmetics industry is seeing companies launch products with antioxidant effects. Antioxidants prevent and suppress active oxygen from being formed in the human body. Each brand is pointing out that antioxidants are needed to keep the skin healthy when seasons change and the skin’s natural oil [...]
Research shows that a small heat shock protein that intercepts the abnormal coherence of regular protein holds the key to curing Alzheimer’s disease. (Image : PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay) SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that a small heat shock protein that intercepts the abnormal coherence of regular protein holds the key to curing [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that children of obese parents have a higher possibility of becoming obese themselves. Parental lifestyle seems to influence children, leading them to obesity. Professor Kim Dae-joong of the Ajou University Hospital (Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism) reported that the risk of child obesity jumps 2.8 times when [...]